Patents by Inventor Mark B. Means

Mark B. Means has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6612369
    Abstract: The invention is a subsea umbilical termination assembly (UTA) for use with a launch system mounted on a vessel, wherein the UTA involves a lift point, a guide surrounding a connector attached to the lift point, a housing with a mandrel for engaging the connector and at least one interface, numerous flying leads connected to the housing, a base for the housing, and an emergency quick disconnect connected to the mandrel, wherein the disconnect has a hydraulic connector that engages hydraulic pistons that can then disengage numerous locking dogs enabling the hydraulic connector to disengage from the UTA, and wherein the interface in the housing connects to an electrical umbilical, a fiber optic cable, or hydraulic umbilical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Kvaerner Oilfield Products
    Inventors: Ralph P. Rocha, Travis M. Bordman, Michael J. Galyen, Paul J. Drouet, John A. Sweeney, Mark B. Means